Post: #1

Saw a thread on pages, thought I'd see peoples favorite books on the iron game and it's philosophy.

Mine:

Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe
Practical Programming for Strength Training by Mark Rippetoe
Strong Enough? by Mark Rippetoe
IronMind by Randall K. Stroessen
Super Squats by Randall K. Stroessen
Dinosaur Training by Brooks Kubik
FIT by Justin Lascek and Lon Kilgore
RTS Manual by Mike Tuscherer

Post: #2

Body of a Spartan by Victor Pride

It's relatively cheap, has lots of good info in it, and you'd be supporting a manosphere guy.

Post: #3

Sport Training Principles by Frank Dick
Functional Training by Jim Radcliffe

Post: #4

I've been trying to put on Lean muscle, are there any good sources for pure mass building?

Post: #5

I can't think of an actual resource for your question, but if you're going for size, you want to increase the reps. There are two different types of Hypertrophy (muscle building):

Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, when the muscle gets filled with glycogen (Correct me if i'm wrong, please) and gives you that big, pumped look and myofibrillar hypertrophy which is where the muscle may not change much in size, but it can deal with heavier loads.

A power lift aspirant doing a 5x5 routine is primarily developing myofibrillar hypertrophy, whereas a body builder is working towards sarcoplasmic hypertrophy.

You would want to look into a routine that has you hitting the muscle with more reps (6-12 range) as opposed to (3-5 range). Obviously, this isn't all set in stone, but it's a decent starting point if you're looking to get size.

Hope that helps,

Fortis

Post: #6

5/3/1 by Jim Wendler. He outlines a poweifting routine + assistance templates. I've been running his program for 20 months now

Post: #7

I'd rather see a personal trainer at a private facility then read a book about proper technique. Nothing like having a trainer critique and help you make adjustments while you do lifts.

Post: #8

there's so many awesome articles by all the top S&C coaches out there I don't know why you'd need a book ?!

On the other hand classic books are nice to have like Arnold's Encyclopedia.

Post: #9

(07-30-2014 05:27 PM)Remington Wrote:  I'd rather see a personal trainer at a private facility then read a book about proper technique. Nothing like having a trainer critique and help you make adjustments while you do lifts.

This is implicit. However, if you're serious about training, there is much more than technique to learn about.

Post: #10

There's also Power to the People from Pavel Tsatsouline, but i suppose this is a bit more advanced

Post: #11

Pavel's book Easy Strength that he wrote with Dan John is awesome stuff as well.

Post: #12

Joel Jamieson's MMA conditioning book helped me a lot with my S & C for boxing.

Post: #13

(07-31-2014 02:05 AM)PHC19 Wrote:  

(07-30-2014 05:27 PM)Remington Wrote:  I'd rather see a personal trainer at a private facility then read a book about proper technique. Nothing like having a trainer critique and help you make adjustments while you do lifts.

This is implicit. However, if you're serious about training, there is much more than technique to learn about.

As an ex PT myself, I read many books and learned from great people about how to lift effectively and to build muscle without fat. My favorite book that I read is The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Book provides great motivation as well as different lifts you can make to build that muscle as well as functional strength.

Technique is the foundation of building muscle that needs to be developed and refined over a period of time. Plus, it reduces injury.

Post: #14

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As an ex PT myself, I read many books and learned from great people about how to lift effectively and to build muscle without fat. My favorite book that I read is The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Book provides great motivation as well as different lifts you can make to build that muscle as well as functional strength.

Technique is the foundation of building muscle that needs to be developed and refined over a period of time. Plus, it reduces injury.
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Yes, of course. Technique is arguably the foundation of it all. My point was there is an entire milieu of knowledge and wisdom benefit from should one so choose, and you obviously understand. I'm thinking in terms of say, John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.